12-07-2024, 12:09 PM
The 750R is still there but has faded a bit due to the heat being applied to anneal the aluminium.
It looked like this to start with:
![[Image: 1359054615_dcaa776930_c.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/1328/1359054615_dcaa776930_c.jpg)
HH TT 2 by henryharris, on Flickr
The "folded over" bit took a lot of time to work out, various bucks, hydraulic tools and a lot of looking and tea drinking were involved. Have to say pretty happy with the result. It's not perfectly smooth but I never really wanted that anyway.
I was wondering about the ability of welding to extend the steering tube but felt nervous about it for obvious reasons. The other Ulster has a standard one with a Blumels and you soon learn to not let your fingers get to 12 o'clock!
It looked like this to start with:
HH TT 2 by henryharris, on Flickr
The "folded over" bit took a lot of time to work out, various bucks, hydraulic tools and a lot of looking and tea drinking were involved. Have to say pretty happy with the result. It's not perfectly smooth but I never really wanted that anyway.
I was wondering about the ability of welding to extend the steering tube but felt nervous about it for obvious reasons. The other Ulster has a standard one with a Blumels and you soon learn to not let your fingers get to 12 o'clock!